Michael Levitt | |
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Born |
Michael E. Levitt 13 March 1968 Roswell, New Mexico, United States |
Occupation | Television producer |
Michael Levitt (born March 13, 1968) is an American television producer of award shows, reality shows, game shows and specials.
Among his programs include Season Five of the reality series Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, The TV Land Awards, The Scream Awards, Ask Oprah's All Stars, America's Money Class with Suze Orman, Live From the Red Carpet,The Billboard Music Awards, Hollywood Squares, The Teen Choice Awards and Celebrity Duets.
He also produced one of the most-watched television events in history, the 2009 Michael Jackson memorial service.
Through the 1990s Levitt helped produce a variety of network and cable television award shows and specials including President Bill Clinton's 50th Birthday Special, the VH1 Vogue Fashion Awards, and the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards.
Under Levitt's leadership, the Billboard Music Awards featured live performances by Aerosmith, Mariah Carey, Metallica, Sting, Celine Dion, Garth Brooks, and Gwen Stefani. Levitt also produced the popular Teen Choice Awards for nearly a decade.
In 2000, Michael Levitt founded his own Hollywood, California based production company, Michael Levitt Productions.